Religion Islam Successor Shah Muhammad Ibrahim | School Hanafi, Sufi Name Hazrat Tegh | |
Other names Sarkar-e-Surkanhi, Gause-e-Zama Died 1st Rabi' al-thani 1378 AH˜ Tuesday 14 October 1958 Predecessor Molana Abdus Sami Ahmed Mongeri Similar Muhammad Ghawth, Baba Fakruddin, Burhanuddin Gharib | ||
Tegh Ali Shah Muzaffarpur ka waqia || Wisal ke bad ki Karamat ||.
Muhammad Tegh Ali Shah (Urdu: محمد تیغ علی شاہ or Sarkar-e-Surkanhi was a Sufi saint of the Qadri Order in the Indian Subcontinent, an order that believed in drawing close to God through renunciation of the world and service to humanity. His followers are mostly in Bihar State, Calcutta, Bengal and Pakistan.
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Life
Muhammad Tegh Ali Shah was Born and brought up in a small village of Goriyara Sharif located in Muzaffarpur district, Bihar in 1300 Hijri. His father name was Noor Jamal. He was a by birth "Saint". He took his basic education in his native land from Mualana Shah Subhan Ali and further education in munger district. After achieving Ilm-e-Zahir (Quran, Hadith, Sunnah, etc.). Then he gave bait to Sufi Shah Abdus Sami at an age of 16 years. His walayat was already revealed when he was a small kid by various Sufi Saints like Data Kambhal Shah and Data Abdus Sami.
Sufi order & Khilafat
Hazrat Tegh ALi Shah belonged to the Qadiriyya schools of Sufism. A famous Sufi order in India Silsila e Qadiriya Mudaddiya Abadnaiya Faridiya. During the last period of Data Abdus Sami, he guided him to his khalifah "Maula Ali Lal-ganjwi" for further achieving further about Tariqat, Maarfat, etc. He was highly devoted to his peer and got his khilafat form Maula Ali Lal-ganjwi 20 Jamadul Akhir, 1341 Hijri at Mazar of Hazrat Abdus Sami. Under the guidance of Maula Ali he was known as Mian Ji. He was further bestowed Israr-e-Khafi wa Jali.
Khanqhe Abadaniya
Finally he returned to his native and shifted to Surkanhi Sharif and established a Center of education & Sufism. There a Khanqah Abadania and Madarsa Alimia were established. Khanqah is a hub for "Spiritualism" and "Sufism" and Madarsa is a hub for Islamic education. While in his life he spread all his teachings to the people and taught them what he regarded as the correct way to preach Islam by doing tabliqh. Everyone who visited him said
"In ki har ek ada sunnat-e-mustafa"
He further told to everyone that "Khanqah & Madarsa will be a hub of Sufism, Spiritualism and education in his life & after his life". He was inherited by late Sufi Shah Md Ibrahim Teghi as the first Gaddi-Nashin. The present Saheb-e-sajjada and Gaddi-Nashin is "Fakir Shah Md Ali Ibrahimi", who has a glimse of his peer-o-murshid, his piousness, amal-e-sunnah and hadith and teaching quran sharif are completely resembles with sarkar-e-surkanhi.
Death
Hazrat Tegh Ali died on 1st Rabi' al-thani 1378 hijri according to Georgian Calendar Tuesday 14 October 1958 at 6:35 pm. His kabr-e-anwar is located just behind the khanqah.
Urs-e-Teghi
Urs-e-Teghi held on 1 Rabi' al-thani of every year in Surkanhi Sharif, Muzaffarpur is the celebration when Sheikh-ul-Mashayek Gause-e-Zama shah Mohammad Tegh Ali had the ziyarat of Muhammad. The celebration comprises recitation of naat-o-hamd, mankabat and speech’ from various aaleem-e-deen. Along with that dastar ceremony of madarsa students is also performed.
His disciples
His numerous disciples, which include both Muslims and Hindus presents in India, Pakistan And Bangladesh. Some of are